Panthers draft picks breakdown

June 28, 2014|By Harvey Fialkov, Sun Sentinel

RW Jayce Hawryluk

Second round: 32nd pick

Shoots: right

Ht/Wt: 5-10/190

Born: 1/1/1996; grew up in Roblyn, Manitoba

Skinny: Notched 64 points in 59 games, including 24 goals, to lead Brandon of the WHL. Ranked 37th by NHL Central Scouting Service among North American skaters. Feisty forward compares himself to Bruins' 5-9 LW Brad Marchand and Canadiens 5-8 RW Brendan Gallagher.

"He's a very dependable two-way player capable of putting up some numbers, being effective playing along high-skilled players and capable of rising to the occasion at key points," CSS director Dan Marr said.

RW Juho Lammikko

Third round: 65 pick (traded 2015 third-round pick to Islanders)

Shoots: left

Ht/Wt: 6-2/189

Born: 1/29/1996, in Noormarkku, Finland

Skinny: Ranked 14th among European skaters and scored 17 goals with 42 points in 37 games for Assat Jr., of the Finnish junior league.

Panthers scouting director Scott Luce: "He holds his size and strength along the wall on the wing and basically he has an edge to his game ... plays a greasy game with some skill.''

RW Joe Wegwerth

Fourth round: 92nd pick

Shoots: left

Ht/Wt: 6-3/229

Born: 6/16/1996, born in Minnesota, grew up in Brewster, N.Y.

Skinny: Mammoth bruiser who after an injury-plagued U-17 season, had three assists and six points in 60 games for the U.S. National U-18 team, while compiling 123 penalty minutes. He's committed to Notre Dame, but first will go to Green Bay, Wisc., in the USHL for more seasoning.

"The nastiness can get negated sometimes by international rules, but the physicality really can't waver,'' said U.S. hockey scout Chris Peters.

LW Miguel Fidler

Fifth round: 143rd pick

Shoots: left

Ht/Wt: 6-0/186

Born: 3/17/1986 in Edina, Minn.

Skinny: Fidler notched 16 goals and 25 assists with 24 PIMs his senior year at hockey powerhouse Edina High. He's committed to Ohio State University but will also head to the USHL for experience. If hockey doesn't work he can continue his career as a male model.

"He's a mid-size guy with room to add strength. He plays a strong, two-way game, very edgy, likes to play in the dirty areas and is a combative kid with skill,'' Luce said.

G Hugo Fagerblom

Seventh round: 182nd pick

Glove: left

Ht/Wt: 6-6/203

Born: 1/9/1996 in Sweden

Skinny: Needing to add goaltender depth, this kid sounds like a Jacob Markstrom clone in size and nationality, but the Panthers have to hope he develops quicker than the now Canucks backup did. Fagerblom played for Frolunda 18s junior team where he notched a 2.24 goals-against-average and .916 save percentage in eight games.

"Our European [scouts] like his size. He's extremely raw. We'll get him some coaching over here, polish him up a little. We got him for four years now. He's a guy that we'll baby-step him,'' Luce said.